Building Success Together
Weekly Newsletter W/e 27th April 2018
Welcome We would like to say a big ‘welcome’ to Logan in Nursery, Bobby-Lee in Reception and Scarlett in Class 5. We wish them well and hope they are very happy in our school.
DARE
Today, Year 6 graduated from the DARE programme. The pupils presented their learning to parents in role plays, reports and sang the DARE song. They were then presented with their graduation certificates by DARE officer Nickie. Thank you to everyone who came today and a huge ‘well done’ to the children for becoming ‘Mini DARE Officers’.
Parking We would like to respectfully remind you that parking on the drive leading into the school must only be on one side of the road so that emergency vehicles can still easily access the site. May we also remind you that it is very unsafe to park on the bends at the top of the road, it severely limits visibility and makes it dangerous for children and parents walking to school. We encourage you to use the village hall car park and to walk across the field.
House names Thank you all for sending in your brilliant suggestions for House names, after much deliberation at this week’s staff meeting it was decided that we would use "Great Britons" and link them to British Values.
We would now welcome suggestions of "Great British" people.
The British Values are:
Democracy The rule of law Individual liberty Mutual respect Tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs and for those without faith An example might be Churchill for democracy.
We will be designing our scarecrows for the Clarborough and Welham Scarecrow Festival this year as the people that we choose.
Please pop your suggestions in the Chatterbox in the middle corridor or email them to [email protected]
Absence Just a polite reminder that any absence needs reporting to the school so that we know where the children are and the reason for their absence as we have to allocate them a code in the register. You can either ring the school and leave a message on the answer machine, go into the ‘absence’ section on Parentmail or email [email protected]
Extension The builders have made a lot of progress this week and the children continue to be fascinated by the equipment they are using and the processes they are going through.
Rugby Megafest On Thursday Class 4 went to Worksop for an event called Rugby Megafest where 13 schools went to do rugby related activities which included bulldog, rugby rounders and tag rugby. We had a lot of fun and we all want to go again! It was so well organized and the people were so nice. By Isaac B and Verity L, Class 4.
Boys Football Yesterday the boy’s football team played against Norbridge Primary School at home. After about 15 minutes William P scored for us. Norbridge had a lot of good chances but Evan Q-B pulled out some good saves that led us to half time. Two minutes into the second half, Reuben T scored to make it 2-0 to Clarborough. Norbridge didn’t give up and scored to make it 2-1. A few minutes later Isaac M smashed one in from the edge of the box and made it 3-1. Two minutes later William P scored his second goal to take it to 4-1. Three more goals followed making the final score 5-3 to Clarborough. Evan Q-B made some great saves and all the boys gave a great performance. By Evan Q-B and Isaac M, Class 5 and 6.
Admin Assistant vacancy A vacancy has arisen in the school office for a part-time, term time only, Admin Assistant.
Miss Spencer has reduced her hours and as a result will now share her previous duties with Mrs Goad. Miss Spencer will retain responsibility for the school finances and Mrs Goad will now be the school Office Manager, responsible for the effective running of the school office.
The closing date for application is Thursday 3rd May at 10 am, with interviews on Thursday 10th May. Please see the advert at the end of the newsletter.
Music Congratulations to Naomi E and Molly R from Class 6 who have both successfully passed their Grade 2 flute examination. Both girls have lessons in school with Mrs Hawkins.
Attendance Week ending 20th April:
Class 1 86.96% Class 2 99.13% Class 3 97.89% Class 4 98.89% Class 5 98.18% Class 6 94.44%
Well done to Class 2!
Star of the Week This weeks ‘Stars’ are:
Class 1 Joel F Class 2 Cameron M Class 3 Emilia A Class 4 Faith K Class 5 George R-L Class 6 Liam S
Out of school achievements [email protected].
Last weekend Evan Q-B in Class 5 had an extremely successful time at a gymnastic competition. It was held in Lincoln and was a countywide event. Evan won 8 gold medals and a trophy. Well done Evan!
William P in Class 5 was lucky enough to be given signed goal keeper gloves when he attended Doncaster Rovers V Oxford United last week. William supports Doncaster Rovers so was very excited to receive the gloves!
A big ‘well done’ to Isaac M from Class 6 for winning an over 7’s Gold Tournament recently. Isaac beat 8 other children in the Nottinghamshire Nippers Tour at Kilton Forest Golf Course.
Your suggestions You can email any suggestions or feedback that you have to: [email protected] or drop your suggestion in to the Chatterbox which is on the windowsill in the playground corridor. Let us know what you think we do well and what we could do better!
School dates for your diaries: I will write ‘NEW’ next to new events each week
April 30th Year 5/6 Netball – Tuxford Academy
May 7th May Day Bank Holiday – School closed 11th Year 4/5 Quad Kids – Retford Oaks Academy 14th Key Stage 2 SAT’s week 17th Pick ‘n’ Mix dinner 25th Olympic Athlete visit and training 25th Last day of term
June 4th Term begins 21st QEHS Year 6 Open Evening 22nd QEHS Year 6 Open Morning
July 3rd QEHS Taster Day 9th Sports Day Fun Day morning – children only NEW 11th Class 3 trip 13th Sports Day Competitive – parents and carers invited NEW 23rd INSET Day 24th INSET Day 25th INSET Day 26th School holidays begin
September 4th Administration Day – no children in school 5th Term begins
Admin Assistant
Salary: Grade 2 (point 9 – 13: £16,755 to £17,391 p.a.) pro rata (part time term time only pay)*
*as we are a Living Wage employer – this role also attracts a living wage allowance, which uplifts the pay to £8.75 ph.
Contract type: Permanent
Working pattern Part time Term-time only
Hours 15.5 hours per week
10.30 to 1.30pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 12 to 3.30pm on Wednesday
Location Clarborough Primary School Hillview Crescent Clarborough RETFORD Nottinghamshire DN22 9JZ
Closing date: Thursday 3rd May 2018 at 10am Shortlisting: Friday 4th to Tuesday 8th May 2018 with calls to candidates invited to interview, no later than Tuesday 8th May at 3.30pm Interviews: Thursday 10th May 2018 This will be the only available date for interviews, so please ensure that you will be available to attend before applying.
Internal promotion has led to a vacancy for an Admin Assistant, to join our dedicated team at Clarborough Primary School. The successful candidate will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills with both adults and children alike, be able to prioritise effectively and to juggle many different tasks under pressure. An awareness of the importance of confidentiality and of the safeguarding of children is essential.
Recent office experience is desirable, and the successful candidate should have good IT skills and be a competent user of the Microsoft Office suite of software.
Other essential skills are the ability to work as part of a team, a good level of education in English and Math’s, the ability to handle cash and to be able to meet deadlines. A flexible approach, cheerful disposition, patience and a sense of humour are also desirable.
In return we can offer: A school where new ideas are valued A pleasant, modern working environment with excellent IT infrastructure A leadership team who considers the continual professional development of its employees to be critical to its success There is also potential for this role to develop in the future.
Application forms and further details are obtainable from our website, or by emailing: [email protected]. **
**Please note that we will only acknowledge receipt of application forms if they are sent to us electronically. All successful candidates will be invited to interview by telephone on the 8th, so please ensure that you have included a number that you will be contactable on during the day on the 8th May.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share in this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check, employment references and medical.
Interpersonal skills with both adults and children alike, be able to prioritise effectively and to juggle many different tasks under pressure. An awareness of the importance of confidentiality and of the safeguarding of children is essential.
Recent office experience is desirable, and the successful candidate should have good IT skills and be a competent user of the Microsoft Office suite of software.